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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113401 | Apparatus for cutting liquid crystal display panel An apparatus for cutting liquid crystal display panels is disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus includes at least one table receiving bonded mother substrates having a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels, at least one cutting wheel forming a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7975889 | Disposable ampoule openers A disposable ampoule opener, in combination with ampoule, is disclosed, which may include a first housing section having a substantially convex outer surface and a substantially concave inner surface shaped to receive at least a portion of the ampoule and a second h... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7878381 | Plate material cutting unit, plate material cutting apparatus equipped with the plate material cutting unit, and plate material cutting system equipped with the plate material cutting apparatus A plate material cutting unit is equipped with: support devices for supporting the lower edge of an upright plate material; fluid guides for applying fluid pressure on a surface of the plate material which is held upright on the support devices, to support the plate... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845529 | Method for processing substrate, apparatus for processing substrate, method for conveying substrate and mechanism for conveying substrate A method and an apparatus process a substrate to divide a mother substrate into unit substrates. The apparatus is provided with a scribing portion for drawing a scribe line on a mother substrate, a breaking portion for breaking a mother substrate along the formed sc... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7699200 | Scribing and breaking apparatus and system therefor A separation apparatus comprising a first and a second scribing devices for scribing front and rear surfaces of a first mother substrate made of a brittle material along first predetermined scribing lines previously provided on the front and rear surfaces of the fir... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7597226 | Disposable ampoule openers A method of opening an ampoule and an ampoule opening device are disclosed. The method in at least one of the embodiments includes providing a structure that includes an elongated housing having a longitudinal housing axis and an inner cavity, an open housing end, a... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7559446 | Automated dicing tool for semiconductor substrate materials An apparatus for subdividing a sheet of brittle insulating material with a plurality of semiconductor chips disposed thereon. The chips are separated by row and column kerfs each of which contains a respective scribed line. The subdivision of the sheet is accomplish... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7441680 | Method for manufacturing glass plates of any contour from flat glass A method for producing glass plates of any desired contour from sheet glass, comprising the following steps: scribing scribe lines into a least one face of the sheet glass along the contour down to a depth, using a cutting device, and positioning the glass plate on ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434576 | Cutting apparatus for cutting tiles A cutting apparatus for cutting tiles has a base, a rail device, a cutting device, a positioning ruler and a clamping apparatus. The base has an elongated slot defined near the distal end of the base and having a setscrew hole. The rail device is connected to the ba... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370783 | Device for separating stacked sheets The separator is based on the mounting of two moveable frames (2) and (2′) on a fixed lower structure (1), mounting corresponding conveyor belts (3) and (3′) being mounted between these frames (2) and (2′), each... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367455 | Box for glass vials with an ensemble of tools for facilitating breaking of the necks of the vials A dinked card (53, 51, 57, 53, 64) that forms a box is equipped with an appendage (78) constituting an ensemble of strip (80), each with a central hole (80A), which are individually detachable from the appendage; the appendage (78)... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7318543 | Apparatus for separating the bearing cap of a connecting rod by fracture The apparatus includes a frame supporting two fixtures, of which at least one is movable, and which have respective crescents adapted to be brought together to form a circular profile engageable with the big end of a connecting rod and separable by an opening device... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7279403 | Plate-like workpiece dividing apparatus Disclosed herein is a dividing apparatus for dividing a plate-like workpiece, which is put on the top surface of a protective tape affixed to an annular frame and which has reduced strength along dividing lines. The apparatus includes a frame holder for holding the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275672 | Center pull dispenser with self-adjusting dispenser mechanism A dispenser for dispensing flexible web material from a center pull roll capable of accommodating different types of web material in the form of sheets separated by lines of perforation. The dispenser includes dispenser apparatus permitting the device to self-adjust... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7262115 | Method and apparatus for breaking semiconductor wafers An apparatus and method for breaking a semiconductor wafer along scribe lines to separate individual die. A scribe line of the wafer is aligned with a straight, elongated pyramid-shaped edge of a precision bending bar, and a compressive force is applied to the surfa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258051 | Arrangement for cutting an optical fibre An arrangement for cutting an optical fibre comprises a fibre cutter for cutting the fibre. A motor is provided to operate the cutter. To start a cutting movement, the motor is controlled by a control unit in response to a start signal. The start signal is generated... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255253 | Method and equipment to divide glass plates into cut pieces A method of dividing glass plates for the purpose of reducing the required space in an interim buffer (80) reducing the transit times of different kinds of glasses, comprises generating a sequence of sub-plates (T) from the glass plates (P) stored in a blank ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234620 | Automated flat glass separator Apparatus and methods are provided for separating a pane (11) of a brittle material from a moving ribbon (13) of the material without contact between the newly-formed leading edge of the ribbon and the newly-formed trailing edge of the pane. The appara... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217077 | Storage system for glass offcuts The storage system is for use next to a glass processing line having a loading table, a glass cutting table and a breakout table. The storage system comprises a first tilt table and a second tilt table. A storage rack is positioned between the first and the second t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207250 | Process and device for moving and positioning sheets of glass In a system for cutting glass sheets into shapes there is at least one cutting site (A, B). In order to align the glass sheet which is to be cut or the glass sheet shape into a defined position, on the edge of the tables I and II there are contact edges (21, 44, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204400 | Method for glass separation for flat panel displays A method and apparatus for separating glass panels that minimizes process failures and improves separation process consistency by utilizing a separation handle which applies the minimal pressure necessary to remove the edge portion from the glass panel. The glass pa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192503 | Method of manufacturing electro-optical device, method of dividing a plurality of substrates, electro-optical device substrate, and electro-optical device To realize a method of manufacturing an electro-optical device, which is capable of completely dividing a plurality of substrates used for the electro-optical device along division lines, in a method of manufacturing the electro-optical device, two or more substrate... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156274 | Media separating apparatus and method An apparatus for separating a stock of semi-compliant material into discrete portions or tags includes a housing having a drive mechanism disposed therein for bending a portion of the semi-compliant material in a first direction thus forming a line of weakening alon... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150383 | Storable transfer conveyor system A storable transfer conveyor system for moving bundles from an upstream conveyor to a downstream conveyor utilizing a storable transfer conveyor which is movable from a first operative position, wherein the bundles are transferred to the downstream conveyor, to a se... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140866 | Self-alignment stage for compression-forming machines A self-alignment stage for compression-forming machines, which self-aligns an upper surface of a lower mold seated on an inner frame, thus compensating for a relative pose error of the lower mold with respect to an upper mold when the material is compression-formed ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131562 | Scribing and breaking apparatus, system therefor, and scribing and breaking method A separation apparatus comprising a first and a second scribing means for scribing front and rear surfaces of a first mother substrate made of a brittle material along first predetermined scribing lines previously provided on the front and rear surfaces of the first... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128250 | Method for cutting the edges of a continuous glass ribbon, a device for implementing said method, and a glass plate cut using said method A method for cutting the edges of a continuous glass ribbon (10), moving at a speed VR, comprising a longitudinal marking stage which generates a marking line, in particular using a cutting wheel (11), a transverse marking stage, and a subsequent trans... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107873 | Inkjet cartridge top remover and method Disclosed is a device and method for removing the lid of an inkjet cartridge. The device holds the cartridge within two jaws, which secure only the bottom of the cartridge. A driving mechanism is used to pop off the top of the cartridge in order that it may be refil... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104431 | Method and device for manufacturing glass panes of any desired contour from sheet glass A method for producing glass plates of any desired contour from sheet glass, comprising the following steps: scribing scribe lines into a least one face of the sheet glass along the contour down to a depth T, using a cutting device, and positioning the glass plate o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090106 | Frictional surface apparatus for one handed dispensing of paper sheet segments An apparatus for one handed dispensing paper sheet segments from a roll of paper sheet segments connected end-to-end along transverse serration lines including a base member, a support connected to a base for holding a roll of paper sheet segments and a frictional g... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080766 | Manufacture of singulated supports comprising arrays Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cutting a sheet of material into single supports where each of the single supports has an array area to which is bound an array of chemical compounds. The sheet comprises a plurality of score lines. The apparatus comprises an ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073238 | Single slitting process for recycling rail A method for recycling rail is provided wherein the rail is heated, and then slit into two pieces. The two pieces are passed through a single mill pass line such that each piece of the rail is deformed to have a generally uniform shape. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070078 | Automatic optical-fiber cutter An automatic optical-fiber cutter has a main lid, an auxiliary lid interlockingly opened and closed by the opening/closing operation of the main lid, and a slider provided with an edged tool. An optical fiber is pressed at two positions by the main lid and th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066068 | Table saw A table saw having a frame to support a powered saw blade, a work surface moveably mounted on the frame, the work surface having at least two portions with a space therebetween to allow the saw blade to pass between the two portions. The work surface portions are jo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063083 | Wafer dividing method and apparatus A method of dividing a wafer whose strength is reduced along a plurality of dividing lines formed on the front surface in a lattice pattern, along the dividing lines, comprising: a tape affixing step for affixing a protective tape to one surface side of the wafer; a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063246 | Brittle material rotating and aligning mechanism for use in a brittle material scribing and/or breaking apparatus A brittle material rotating and aligning mechanism including a bearing, a rotary table, and a driving mechanismU, and installed in the worktable of a brittle material scribing and breaking apparatus; carries brittle material, for example, a semiconductor wafer for s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051912 | Breaking apparatus Article breaking apparatus for mounting on an arm of a suitable vehicle, the apparatus having a pair of hydraulically operated jaws (12, 24), the first jaw (12) of the pair having first and second mutually perpendicular article supporting surfaces (... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047961 | Tile cutting machine A tile cutting machine including a supporting plate for a tile to be cut, a tool guide running over the supporting plate and a swivel head which can be moved by defined angular amounts. A ruler with a straight guide is included in the swivel head. Two laterally reve... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7013776 | Device for cutting optical fiber and a method for cutting optical fiber An optical fiber cutting device provided with a speed reducing part which transmits drive force by reducing the drive speed of the external drive force, a drive force transmission part which transmits the drive force from the speed reduction part to the cutting blad... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013785 | Ceramic cutters A ceramic cutting device having a base, longitudinal guides mounted to the base, and a support movably mounted on the longitudinal guides. A cutting-wheel handle holder is pivotably mounted to the support. A cutting-wheel handle is mounted to the handle holder and t... | 03/21/2006 |
